Question

What is the magnification of the images formed by plane mirrors and why?(Delhi - 2015)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The magnification of images formed by plane mirrors is 1.

1) In case of plane mirrors, the image formed is virtual. Virtual images are those which are formed in objects where light cannot reach.

2) The characteristics of the image formed by a mirror is, left - right reversal and upright.

3) The magnification of the images formed by a plane mirror is 1. This is because, the size of the image is same as that of the object.

4) Also, the distance between image to mirror, and mirror to object is also the same.